There has been an underlying theme of joy over the past two days and week as a whole. Joy: a feeling of great happiness. There has been so much joy present, whether it is in the kids, the staff, our team, or a random person on the street. It is hard to walk more than a few blocks without receiving a warm greeting from a passerby.
Today we had the opportunity to take our sponsored kids to the beach. It is a beautiful beach just a little bit outside of Freetown. In all we had something in the ballpark of 25 kids and 25 adults, all of which were transported in two podas and one SUV. We spent plenty of time in the water. I even got to teach Kandeh how to make sand angels. There are definitely no snow angels in Sierra Leone. By the end of the day I think most of the kids (and adults) were exhausted. I managed to escape without a sunburn, but others were not so lucky.
It is difficult to see from the picture, but this is what it looks like to pile more than 20 people in one poda…warm and cozy.
So thankful for this friend. She planted the seed for our first trip to Sierra Leone about five years ago…
We ate lunch right on the beach…
Arm wrestling was a must…
We ended the night with outdoor devotions. At the beach we bought Kandeh, Zainab, Isha and Memunatu each a bracelet from the market. It was nice to give them something to commemorate our day together. It may not have been much, but seeing their faces light up as I slipped it on each of their wrists brought me so much joy.
It is hard to believe this is our last night in Sierra Leone. Our last devotions, our last trek from the center to the hotel, our last good nights.
{The Launes}
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